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Temptations Founder Otis Williams Says the Legendary Group Always Has Been Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Monday, November 1 at 7:30PM EDT, the City College Center for the Arts will honor Williams and other members of the Temptations. The ceremony will feature a conversation with Williams and special guests, including longstanding members Ron Tyson and Terry Weeks. Distinguished musician, composer, and entertainment entrepreneur K. Sparks will serve as emcee the event and fans can view the simulcast broadcast from the Aaron Davis Hall’s renowned Marian Anderson Theatre on BlackPressUSA.com as well as NNPA’s Facebook and YouTube platforms and at https://citycollegecenterforthearts.org. 

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OP-ED: Welcome Back, NLRB – America’s Workers Missed You!

NNPA NEWSWIRE — All indications show that Jennifer Abruzzo, the President’s new general counsel, is helping to lead the charge and losing no time. She has put together a list of Trump-era decisions for reconsideration and is pushing to get important cases before the board quickly. She also indicated that she is in favor of the PRO Act, the most sweeping piece of labor legislation in 50 years and re-establishing the long practice of ordering companies to bargain with unions based on signed cards of support, rather than secret ballot elections. This is a game changer for union organizing and for workers who want a voice in their workplace. 

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COMMENTARY: It Had Better Be a Hoax

NNPA NEWSWIRE — It would be an understatement to say I was dismayed upon hearing about a challenge on social media that involved students filming themselves physically assaulting teachers. All I could think of was how underpaid teachers are and how there are some adults who live for and love being in the classroom, despite being underpaid and sometimes under-appreciated because of incompetent leadership. I thought about the teachers who use their salaries to help their students.

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OP-ED: Keeping Our Access to Healthcare

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The healthcare system has long been inequitable – low-income individuals, people of color, and those without means, time, or money to travel to a physical facility, face significant challenges in getting the care they need. This situation worsened as the world shut down last year.

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COMMENTARY: God is Good to Chadney!

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Chadney Christle, for lack of a more lucid term, is a beast. She is a rare combination of vocals, verve, and virtue that culminates in the purest form of musical performance and worship. Now I admit that I have a penchant for full-figured women with broad smiles and strong lungs.

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Chicago Sky Win WNBA Championship

TEXAS METRO NEWS — It is the first championship for the WNBA team and fitting that they won it at home in Chicago’s Wintrust Arena in front of their fans. Kahleah Copper was named Finals MVP The Sky were led all year by Candace Parker, a Chicago native, who has now won two WNBA titles in her career.

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After Congressional Negotiations Conclude, President Biden Releases Framework of His Build Back Better Plan

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Administration officials insist that the framework would save most American families more than half of their spending on childcare, deliver two years of free preschool for every 3- and 4-year-old in America, give more than 35 million families a major tax cut by extending the expanded Child Tax Credit and expand access to high-quality home care for older Americans and people with disabilities.

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OP-ED: Black America Supports Biden’s Build Back Better and Infrastructure Bills

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now is the time for the Congress of the United States to act and to vote to pass President Joe Biden’s bold and consequential legislations: Build Back Better Framework and Infrastructure bills. Surveying across African American communities throughout the nation reveals overwhelming support for President Joe Biden’s legislative initiatives.

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